St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-30
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hIHf44tfEmix paint for the
lT1F I'm NV lrred lemonades
that the natives imbibed in those days. He con-
tinued his practice at the bar until everyone
| supposed he was fixture. This impression
was removed however, when it was discov-
cred by subsequent lease of the Nicollet to
| II. b. Sherman, that Murch was not included
| among the other gas fixtures of the estab
ushment. When Col. West moved to the big
| hotel which bears his name Joseph
moved also, and established himself
| In business on Hennepin avenue
| adjacent 20 the public library and across the
street from the Murphy club. Mr.. Murch, it
| is thought. is about 60 years old, although
judging from his purpie-black ringlets,
casual observer would not think he was over
| az. He Is an expert juggler, and can throw q
! lemonade to the ceiling aud catch it without
! causing more than half the contents of the
glass TO disappear up his sleeve. There is
| probably only one thing he cannot do-he
OF poetic Imagination and cultivated talant
! for word painting, he never allows himself to
| eXaggerate-if he knows it. So steadfastly
has he adhered to this resolution that it is
| generally believed he no longer knows
| when he exaggerates. He is g favorite
with the travelling public, theat-
| rical people especially, who often
! called to ''see" him. During his residence in
| the city he has amassed a fortune which is
variousiy estimated ut from $4,000 to S75, 000.
| court house commission, as he intends TO
| build block On Hennepin avenue next
| spring.
Judge Rand has become an enthusiastic
| admirer Of manly sports.
| 1t was reported at police Headquarters last
! evening that Lieut.. Col. Landberg had broken
| his jaw-cracking chestnut
Selah Mathews is an inveterate novel
| reader and is now perusing that thrilling
| serial, 1.-THE Belle of the Ice Palace or the
| Lost Heiress.''
| Hartley c. Davis is prominently mentioned
for the managing editorship for the new
! Shaw-Nimocks paper.
Col. Il. q. Hicks yesterday visited the leg
| islature with the ayowed intention of making
speech. He did not get the opportunity,
| and now some defenSeless 6. A r. meeting
! will get double dose.
! Thomas Lowry Is now supposed to be cross
ing the ocean blue, and it is presumed that he
has at least purchased an obelisk for his
| trout yard.
Col. W. R. Tanner--we'n get up Eanother
| bicycle match and let Joe Marnix referee it
| then hen feel all right.
| Capt. Snider has finally got his seat, but
will have to get new bottom put in it,
| If Col. John T. West returns to find his
| hotel has been sold to satisfy an $4,000 iudg-
| ment the atmosphere will be streaked wi tn
| blue and yellow.
| 1t will be now in order for the Eastern
| sporting people to imagine that Dr.. Quiuby
| set Sullivan's broken arm upside down to
| help Cardiff ont in his next fight
| IL is suggested that the officers of the TO-
| boggan clubs should be pensioned upon re-
tirement from service. The idea that such
| gallant heroes as Capt. Will Palmer, and Lieut.
LeaVitt Rand should ever come to need is a
| painful one, and iii hoped that some effort
| will be made 10 prevent the possibility Of
| such an untoWard occurrence. -.s-
William McArde thinks that J. c. Williams
should not have been allowed in the room
| when the Snlder-GroSs counting was in pro-
gress. He didn't suppose that Williams
| would do anything particularly wrong, but
feared the influence Of that fascinating
| smile.
Judge Bailey is in favor of police commits
sion il Aid. Cooley is appointed one of the
commissioners. If no Cooley, no commits
sion.
AID. E, NJ. Johnson is highly pleased with
the excellent portrait of himeelf that recently
appeared in that sterling agricultural paper
the Minneapolis Tribune. The picture is the
work of Frank E. Damon, the gifted Young
artist whose sketches of the interior Of West
minister church, during the meeting of the
Presbyterian assembly last summer, attracted
such general attention and favorable COM
ment.
When the grand jury ran amuck last month
and indicted all the saloonkeepers, c. W.
Shepherd. manager of the West hotel in the
absence Of Col. West was summoned before
looked down from the bench in benign COM
placency as he heard MIR. Shepherd plead
guilty to the charge of selling liquor on Sun
day. Don't you know said lac, that the
is law forbidding the sale of liquor on Sun
day?' he asked. Il do not returned Mr.
Shepherd. II thought you were man of in
teligence from your appearance" rejoined
the court. Some one kindly told the fainting
Shepherd he could sit down, and the county
attorney whispered to Judge Young, that's
the manager of the West hotel-he amt O
saloonkeeper." ''0h, I thought he was a bar
| tender" answered the judge.
DIR. Kilvington still lives, but he is an ex.
empl ihcation Of the fact that little things are
sometimes dangerous. A few DAYS ago he
met with an accident VIII lie riding in his cut
ter, getting an upset and running an ugly
silver in his thumb Suffering to great ex-
tent followed and blood poisoning set in, but
the do ctor pulled through, though minus O
small piece of bone.
Matt Gross takes the loss of his seat In the
legislature very philosophically Says he:
with Arneson acting with US, the Hennepin
delegation is tie, so they put Snder in to
control the delegation. See?''
w. {. J. Herman wears q satisfied smile
this winter as we'll as lung protector. He is
the father OF a daughter who is destined to
become the belle of the Eighth ward.